[FPSPACE] Dennis Newkirk

[Dominic Phelan]

Dennis was kind enough to send me some copies of his 'Russian Aerospace Guide' newsletter when I contacted him in the mid-1990s. In pre-Internet Ireland they were certainly a great help in my search for more information on Soviet spaceflight and I will always be thankful for that help. Although I didn't know him personally I'm still very saddened at his passing at such a young age.

Dominic Phelan
 
 



From: siddiqi at fordham.edu
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:39:08 -0400
To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
Subject: [FPSPACE] Dennis Newkirk




Dennis Newkirk passed away on April 12, 2012. He was the author (among many publications) of the wonderful Almanac of Soviet Manned Space Flight (1990).


He was a really great guy. Generous with his time and resources. I met him around '92 or so, and we got to be good friends soon after, sharing with each other everything we collected on the Soviet space program. He had a keen eye for Soviet space history and inspired many (including myself) with his generosity and good humor. He will be missed.


Asif Siddiqi


http://www.davenportfamily.com/UserFiles/Tools/Obituaries/showObit.cfm?obitID=1061&keepThis=true
_______________________________________________ FPSPACE mailing list FPSPACE at www.friends-partners.org http://www.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo/fpspace 		 	   		  
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/attachments/20120419/24fb33cb/attachment-0001.html>